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[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JeramyEggs:
Welcome Neefy. Haven't been here too long myself, and this community is pretty good. Plenty of helpful people here, and a nice international community. On roms, it depends on what you like. We have a lot of great flavors here that you find elsewhere. Cm, aokp, paranoid, and some custom Samsung stock. Update to jellybean, then use cf autoroot. Test out stock because it is pretty snappy. The price is pretty good. It beats the Christmas sale price I got. All in all, it has made me a fan of Samsung. Good luck....
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sungsonic:
Rom

Just Checl the features u like and check is the developer a recongnised developer,

or senior member:highfive:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaisman:
Tab2.7 with Sugsonic HD

Hi

I run this tab with Sugsonic HD and it's great.

I mainly bought it to use on the London tube and it serves me quite well, especially when it's cramped and newspapers are akward to read.

I download the newspapers to read offline.

Ideally I'd prefer a 10" to use indoors and this is on my wish list.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sungsonic:
Gud bt I think there are many other apps for reading newspaper ,

You should try that and I think your problem might get solved

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[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeftyGR:
As with everyone, i say try them all out... ROM choice will always be about personal preference. I like the aokp variety, but i use the ir blaster frequently and it doesn't work on non stock (....yet). Welcome, and good luck!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] lostcontinent:
Which one(s) do you think are the best out there right now?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Spectrejester:
Samsung S3 but I'm waiting for the S4

Sent from my PACman Velocity 4G
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] lostcontinent:
That's what I was thinking. When does the S4 come out?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Apatche69:
Whatever is out when I'm due for my upgrade in November. I'll probably pick up the next Nexus device to play around with too
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jngtt:
I know most of you coming from the Vivid will hate me for saying this but i will go to the HTC M7 as my next phone. I got to love sense, if you dont, no need to be staying with HTC, but i need my fix of sense
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] molem1071:
Well... I'm really happy with my Vivid. GLAD I DIDN'T GO TO THE ONE X! And as much as I'd love to stay with HTC (still have a G1) their newest phones are a disappointment. The One series was a huge disappointment. So many hardware defects it really made me lose faith in them. I think my next is going to be a an S4 or I might buy a used SII, switch back and forth and ride it out until I'm eligible for an upgrade and see what's out then.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mg2195:
Gonna see what's available after mwc in February...if nothing interests me ill probably wait for the sgs4...but I've heard rumors that it might not have android but Samsung's own firmware instead...if that's the case...idk lol

Only time will tell...as of now nothing is really catching my eye :/ one x+ looks nice...bit you can't even get diff yet...AMD nexus 4 just doesn't have enough storage for me...I need at least 32gb so I can have music and a couple roms handy (about a 1-2gb worth of Roms)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] crookx:
Going for the xperia z
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] GuestK00403:
Both the Z and the ZL look promising.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] lostcontinent:
Don't get me wrong, vivid has been a great phone, but I spent so much time messing with it that I'm ready to say goodbye.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mg2195:
Only thing holding me back is the price...I read it was supposed to be really expensive...but I like its specs
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] 24ky:
After the vivid I went to the HTC Droid Incredible 4g LTE because I wanted better service in my are and a sence 4 stock phone.... I still own a vivid bc I will never get rid of it. I mean development was slow when I had it but it has sparked up a.d I working on a fully working sence 4.1 just bc I love the phone.

Bringing Life To Droid Incredible 4g And The Almighty Vivid 4g
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] borrowedchief:
I love the looks of the S3, but I just can't do touch wiz. And I think my rooting days are over. Just no time anymore
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Spectrejester:
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/01/22...vice-code-named-altius-goes-on-sale-in-april/

Can't wait!!

Sent from my PACman Velocity 4G
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mg2195:
If those rumors and specs are true...then that's my next device :D...if at least the tease date is true its my next device...I want the SGS4!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] IzeBerg:
I love the new sony devices. I had an xperia x10 before this...i will be looking towards something in the xperia line when the vivid dies
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Nexus 4... Oh wait already have one!

This phone rocks, if you don't need the extra storage I'd recommend it to everyone... Of course there is the issue that it's really not for sale right now... Ugh. Supposedly February they are coming back in stock, we'll see I guess.

Anyway the device is epic. Pure android, no bloatware, screen is gorgeous, speed is ridiculously fast, put it this way you may not think you have lag on your vivid, until you play with this thing. It's literally iphone smooth. No lte? No problem! Make sure to copy your apn from your vivid and you'll get fast stable hspa+ that you'll never notice a difference from lte on stock. Camera is almost on the same level, maybe a tad bit weaker, but no shutter lag and the 4.2 camera app is very very nice. Build quality is solid, right on par with the vivid, feels sturdy and looks great.

The only issue is 4.2 needs patching. Battery life out of the box is actually worse than the vivid. This is due to the location service being borked on 4.2. Go into maps, Uncheck "report from this device" under location settings and battery life is much better than the vivid, however you don't get the most out of google now with it shut off. It won't show places of interest near you with the option shut off but until google patches it its the best only option.

So to summarize, once google patches 4.2 it'll be perfect. If you can deal with the wait and don't need the storage, I fully recommend it's awesome!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ZeRo2o9:
The new sony phones look nice
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
I guess I should mention this about the nexus 4. The screen size is a tad too large. The vivids screen size is perfect honestly, large enough to watch videos, small enough to use one handed. The nexus 4 is a tad too large for a good one handed experience. And the worst part? It's 4.7 inch screen will be considered small by the end of the year.

HTCs new droid dna design is basically going to be the reference design for HTCs next flagships and at 5 inches it's too big, I've played with one too so I can attest to that. The galaxy s4 is also rumored to be 5 inches, and the note 3 is rumored to be a whopping 6.3 inches!

When does it stop? Ergonomics are just going to hell here! I remember when htc released the Evo, my Samsung eternity fit in its entirety inside it's screen and I thought there's no way I'd want a phone that big. I was wrong there, 4.3 to 4.5 is actually the best sizes available hands down. But now screen sizes have just gone haywire! Before you know it people are going to be carrying 22 inch monitors with cell radios!

What's really frustrating is they still make smaller screen sizes but they all blow. Typically feature low resolution screens, dated hardware, and extremely outdated versions of android such as froyo or gingerbread with no plans whatsoever for android updates. Samsung releases about 50 of these Galaxy Rubbish phones a year!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
You can get LTE on the nexus 4...

Read your forums
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Yeah but why not just get the real deal? Technically, it's cheaper, and doesn't require signing your life away for 2 years with a **** company. I'm probably going to switching to tmobile soon, actually cheaper to eat my etf and switch than pay an extra $50 for the next year
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] kufusoto:
True but I love my LGOG and I don't mind being in a contract
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mg2195:
Were hoping the google edition will actually brig support to all the new sensors to aosp...its got all the same hardware, so I don't see why they would release the google edition with an ir blaster you can't use...

And once thats released, we can than add support for the new sensors to our aosp roms :D - although it pointless to buy if you have an upgrade ready...it still should have a positive impact on all s4 variants...should help us get nexus quality pure aosp where everything works
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Yeah that's definitely the good thing. The nexus s helped my Captivate in that area, even though it wasn't identical, it was so similar that porting over stuff was a breeze
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Went to best buy today to check out the s4 and one. A couple thoughts.

*I didn't think 1080p would make a difference. I can't see pixels on my Nexus 4, and didn't see how 1080p would make a difference. Turns out I was right, the higher res doesn't add anything.

*Between the nexus 4, S4, and One, the one wins overall for screen quality. While it looks nearly identical to the nexus 4s screen, the color reproduction is the best. The nexus 4 looks washed out and the galaxy s4 looks way too vivid and loud

One thing I'm realizing about amoled, it's past it's prime. Colors are way too loud and everything looks cartoony. Great tech in 2010 but Samsung it's time to move on.

*Sense 5 is actually awesome! It actually feels more like a cyanogenmod theme then a custom ui, very lightweight. Only real fail imo is forcing your main home page to be blink feed. At its core it's just a static RSS feed widget and I feel like it would get old and annoying having to look at it. I think some people will use it and love it but most will get bored quickly. My advice to htc in their next update, make it a regular widget, not a home screen.

*was interested in HTCs ultra pixel camera but it was stuck on some "Zoe" mode and I'd move the phone but the camera would stay on one spot. Messed with it for 5 minutes, eventually gave up.

*very impressed with the galaxy s4s size. 5 inch screen yet feels small.

*touchwiz blows now. It wasn't bad on my Captivate but it's as bloated and forked as sense 3.6! Oh and Samsung GET RID OF THE GOD DAMN MENU BUTTON ALREADY

*Why does Samsung Galaxy get a whole section at best buy now? And why does every single Samsung tablet suck now? All have grainy screens and feel sluggish. They are about as exciting as the galaxy player line or something stupid like a galaxy exhibit

That's all I got
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] anit77:
Just a quick fyi.

While Blinkfeed can't be removed you can select one of the other 4 screens to be your main home screen. If you don't setup any feeds it just sits there to the far right wasting space. Still a flaw, but not as bad.

With the camera. There's a camera icon at the top center (or left center for portrait) that switches between zoe and normal modes.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Yeah makes sense, that's where the obnoxious security alarm was placed

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[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mg2195:
In the end, it all comes down to preference and what suits you best...

Personally I hated the look of sense 5...it actually looked like a major downgrade compared to sense 3.6 :eek: -but that's just my opinion

And I love the menu button...the HTC One not having one is one of the biggest turn off in my opinion...I actually hate its button layout...and the white one looks atrocious in my opinion...but the black one looks really good -again...my opinion

Amoled vs LCD...well, that all depends on the person...with amoled you either love it or hate it, with LCD...you either love it or are fine with it...me, I'm and amoled guy...I love vibrant and vivid colors, so amoled is a clear choice for me...but for someone wanting a more realistic picture than amoled isn't the way to go -as for 1080vs720p...I've never held a 720p phone, I just know the 1080p looks incredible and if its available than why not get it if you can

As for touchwiz...yes its extremely bloated, however it definitely looks way better than froyo and gingerbread touchwiz, however there locksreen needs A LOT of work...they tried to incorporate the widget lockscreen from jellybean but failed miserably, yes you can add widgets but its a lot of work to open messages and whatnot straight from the lockscreen (gotta tap the message than swype your finger in a box that opens up on the bottom)

As for the reason Samsung gets a whole section...its quote simple, they've been doing extremely well the past three years and really putting a dent in iPhone sales...while HTC has slowly been going down and struggling however the HTC one is supposed to change that so well see who's on top in a year or two...

Again...both have there pros and cons, you can't read people's reviews and decide off that as they are both incredible devices. It all comes down to your personal preferences...so if your trying to decide on a device the best thing you can do is go to a store and test them both out, some will prefer the HTC One, others will prefer the SGS4...and some will prefer neither and get a completely different device or just keep their current one
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Sorry if I came off too pro one, lol. I was definitely more interested in the one, but I will say the s4 is a much bigger upgrade over the s3 than most give credit for. Also I should add, the "plasticness" of the s4 isn't that bad, imo the build quality of the galaxy s phones seems like it's a lot better than when I had my Captivate.

Overall it's a matter of preference and both are exceptional phones. Either way doesn't matter, I made my choice and I'm pretty happy with it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Yeah I think Samsung had a terrible announcement and since all you could do was watch on screen, the s4 seemed to be a minor update over the s3. It's actually quite major. Oh I should clarify the screen resolution thing too, the s4s screen is a massive improvement because the s3 had a year old galaxy nexus screen on it with pentile and a low ppi. The resolution of the s3 was nice but you could almost see a grid through the pixels. The s4 however you can't see any pixels. You won't notice a difference from say my phone with its 1280x768 non pentile ips screen (basically a retina display, same company that makes them for Apple) but compared to the s3 it's a massive improvement. The screen on the s3 is what killed it for me. And I'm very impressed how the phone actually feels smaller with a 5 inch screen, I had no issues reaching the whole screen. Wish I could say the same about the nexus 4, problem is LG chose a resolution that's not a 16:9 resolution so you get a screen that's shorter and wider, and the width gives me issues. So for large screen phones you need to stick with a 16:9 res.

As for sense 5, some things are a downgrade. Sense 4 was advertised as an overhaul but it was really just minor tweaking, it's not a whole lot different than 3.6. 5 appears to be rebuilt from the ground up, and some useful features didn't make the cut like removing unused home screens, and previewing home screens. I think some people will feel downgraded if they get an update.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mg2195:
Plus...sense 5 is in its beginning stages, I'm sure it will be much better after an update or two...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
It's what sense honestly. It was getting out of control. Too bloated and forked, but is it too little too late? The one is the phone they needed a year ago, as is sense 5. I'm already hearing the galaxy s4 has sold 3 times as many units and apparently the whole company is in disarray and no one likes Peter Chou.

They don't have to beat the galaxy s4 or iPhone but they need to sell enough to make a decent profit and hold their own.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Apatche69:
They've lost a lot of executive's to other companies these last few weeks/months. They are bleeding from the head now and unless they can fill those spots with people who understand the western market, we might not see them anymore. They are thinking of closing their Seattle office and keeping everything in Korea if I remember correctly.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jtsurfs:
I've already decided I am getting the LG Optimus G. Should have one in about a week. Before Google chose them for the Nexus 4 I don't know that I would have tried an LG but that phone really seems impressive. Can't wait to get my hands on it to see the performance with a non-bloated rom.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] swordmastr54:
I've been thinking of going galaxy s4 but still unsure I may just wait it out and see.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] cmerlyn:
I've been thinking about the LGOG myself. My previous phone was an LG Optimus V, and was a very nice little phone and easy to install ROMs on. LG is not very good about updates, but there is a good group on XDA, very active.

Let us know what you think of the LGOG when you get it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] swordmastr54:
I know next to nothing about lg but thanks for the info Mk it sure if I could jump so far from what I know that being

HTC and Samsung .
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Bakumatsu:
After Vivid

I think Xiaomi Red Rice would be perfect choice after Vivid
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] eddyecho:
I am getting the next google nexus when it comes out. The development for the Vivid is good now but for a long time it was almost non-existent.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] samsat:
I have been watching all the threads and rumors about the Nexus 5 as a replacement for my Vivid.

No SD slot I could live with but no LTE on AT&T would be a deal breaker for me.

I don't understand why any manufacturer would bring out a smart phone phone without LTE capability.

I am still quite happy with my Vivid so I guess I will have to wait to see what else comes out.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Jaxellis:
Different carriers have different lte bands . Therefore the phone would have to hold a bunch of radios for each service. Hence why the galaxy nexus was "sprint" and "Verizon" exclusive along with their global version
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
However... There are only 4 frequencies that LTE is on...

The real reason is LTE is really only available in America...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Apatche69:
I picked up the Lumia 1020 on release day. Been loving it with almost no regrets. I miss the tinkering environment of Android but battery life, stability and OS fluidity have been a fair trade off. I still use my Vivid from time to time. Thanks for keeping development alive devs. I recommend the Lumia to anyone looking for something different. MS has come a long way since Windows Mobile 6.1/6.5.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] SR71BlkBrd86:
Im looking at getting the Samsung Note 3 with the smart gear.... that would just about be the perfect combo for me!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] youy_2008:
HTC One
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] BenFFMRaptor23:
HTC One 64 GB Developer Edition from USA to shipping Germany ;) best quality
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] cmerlyn:
I was looking at the LG Optimus G Pro, but two things happened: One, I noticed that the LG G2 is scheduled to come out this month and it looks like a very nice phone; and 2, I double-checked my AT&T account to make sure I really was eligible for an upgrade. Seems I can upgrade, but only to an iPhone (sounds like a downgrade to me). They will not allow me to upgrade to an Android or any other type of phone until next year.

That ticks me off. I am having difficulty getting service where I work now, maybe I will start looking for another carrier.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] SR71BlkBrd86:
Why can't i say that i am not surprised about that LOL. Sorry to hear about that!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] skylinenegro:
HTC One X/ Galaxy S3/HTC One
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] samsat:
Look like the Nexus 5 will have AT&T LTE after all, so I guess for me it's back into consideration.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jriv:
I had the optimus g its a good phone but very fragile with the front and back being glass so I'm using this until I sell the og and this and should be enough to get a one x build quality is important and I didn't notice that much of a difference with qaud core s4 compared to the dual core s4 in the one x
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jtsurfs:
Sorry I haven't been as active over here since I got my LGOG. I love this phone. It's everything my Vivid was not. Takes a little bit to understand rooting for LG after only having HTC phones before, but really was easy to do. Lots of custom roms available for the LGOG and man battery life is wonderful. I know battery life is just ok compared to some devices but going all day at work using my phone and still have 30% left when I put it on the charger is great.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] htcvividnoob:
Are a lot of Vivid owners planning on picking up the Nexus 5? We're coming up on the 2 year anniversary of the Vivid, which means people who picked it up around day one are about to be out of contract if they have not upgraded their phones yet.

I'm leaning towards picking up the Nexus 5, but the latest updates to CM10.2 have me wondering whether it's worth it to drop the money or continue using the Vivid. Other than the crappy battery life, the only big reason to upgrade for a casual user like me would be to stop having to repeat myself 10 times per phone call since no one can hear my talking with the Vivid mic issues.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] max13b2:
HTC One. No question about it. Unless the release a successor to it before April, '14 when my contract is up.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
The potential of MAGLDR has me thinking about one... But I swear I hate HTC...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
I really don't want it or care to have it honestly. Hspa+ is working great. And I turned it on just for ****s and giggles when I got it and I would either get ridiculously fast speeds or speeds worse than edge when in an lte zone.

Problem is the only thing it has for lte is the chip that's built into the snapdragon s4 chipset. It's missing the rest of the hardware and only supports 1 of at&ts 2 bands so it's really not a reliable option.

But honestly who cares. After having an lte phone for 9 months I can say LTE is just overrated. 50 meg download speeds are useless when your capped at 3 gig, and battery life was absolutely terrible when in an lte area. As far as everyday usage, I get 6-12megs down on hspa+, fast enough that for every day usage you can't tell a difference between it and lte anyway.

LTE matters more on Verizon and sprint, cdma is incapable of true 3G speeds and is about half the speed of GSM 3G, and hspa+ is impossible to achieve. Cdma is tapped at 750k down so lte is really essential just to have a good web browsing experience. But for gsm networks, I really don't know why AT&T even bothered with lte. I'd much rather have them massively upgrade their 3G network and support the 42mb/s hspa+ everywhere.

LTE is the future but it's ahead of its time imo

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Also I really wish people would stop stating the nexus 4 has lte. No it doesn't. It's missing half the hardware and wasn't registered for lte by the fcc. Is it not obvious the factory images were pulled to zap it? It's an oversight that makes it capable of connecting to an lte tower and one that could result in massive fines and bans from the fcc if Google doesn't acknowledge it.

Saying the nexus 4 has lte is like saying the vivid has free wifi tethering. Yeah it does... With some hackery, which imo means it doesn't